The Grenada sentinel., 1887-03-26


J. ". BUCHANAN, Manager q Proprietor.
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from vario0 Sources.
CAPTAIN NOVEL; Of the British Prince
sighted the racing ocean yacht Dauntless
on the morning Of the 18th.
A TEAM of Canadians cricketers will
visit Great Britain the coming summer
and play a series Of matches.
DE LHssEPs is reported to have offered
to Germany what amounts to a twotifths
interest in the Panama canal.
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The Berlin police state that DeSaieff,
the murderer of Lieutenant Colonel Su-
deiken, was the ringleader Of the recent
attempt to kill the Gar
As reason for the delay in the appoint
ment of Secretary of the Treasury, it is
limited that the President may still be
dickering with Speaker Carlisle.
IT Is SAID that Hon. Allen Thurman, Of
Ohio, has been repeatedly urged by the
President to accept Office, but has thus
far declined anv public position.
THE Boston District Telegraph messen
ger boys struck on the 10Th for an increase
OF weekly wages from S4.0O to A5O {
week and a half holiday on st. Patrick's
Day.
The proposition to submit prohibitory
amendment to the Constitution to a vote
of the people of Illinois at the next gener-
al election, was rejected by the House on
the 10th by vote of Is noes to % yeas.
BENJAMIN SPANDAUER, who was mainly
instrumental in securing the conviction Of
Mrs Surratt of completely in the assas.
sination of Abraham Lincoln, was jailed
at Baltimore, Md, on the 18th, as pur
chaser of perjury
TEN Mormons were released from the
10Th. They had been sent from Id aho on
cumulative sentences, which have beer
decided by the United States Supreme
Court to be illegal.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, on receiving the
French General, Marquis D'Abzac, is re-
ported to have made strong peace remarks,
among them ''God will soon call me to
himself. do not want to leave my people
a heritage of blood"
THERE is at present in circulation in the
United States of United States and Ma
tional bank notes and silver certificates
ones, twos and fives--standard dollars anC
fractional silver, $323,3)O,000. A goodly
array Of small change
ADVANCE sheets of the much-talked %
ssLife of Pope Leo KILL" by Rev. DR.
Bernard O'Reilly, have been made public
and indicate that the work will be an in
teresting one, especially to the readers Of
the Catholic persuasion.
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A WARRANT was issued at the Treasury
department on the 10th amounting tt
81, SOC, 900 in favor Of the collector Of Gus
toms at New York to pay debentures and
drawbacks and refund excess Of deposits
for unascertained duties.
The Department of State has received
copy of the will of the late Jose Sevilla
who died in Lima, Peru, recently, Leaving
$500, 900 to be applied to the establishment
in New York of an institution for tht
education of poor female children.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency ha
authorized the following National banks
to commence business: The Peoples
Bank Of Lancaster, Pa, 100000 capital
First National of Pratt, Kas., $4,000
First National Of Grass Valley, Cal.
$4,000.
BEN BUTTERwoRTH, of Ohio, has writ
ten letter to the Toronto (Ont.) Hail OIL
the dispute between Canada and tn
United States, in which he defends his owl
course in Congress and, by implication
denounces the retaliatory Legislation
enacted.
THE Pennsylvania House congressional
apportionment committee has agreed t
give Philadelphia six districts, gain o
one. A Philadelphia reapportionment wa
also agreed upon, making all Of the 81:
districts Republican, thus shutting MI
Randall out.
IT is the general opinion in New Yorl
railway circles that the Baltimore & Obi
dicker is fully consummated, but for tn
present the names are held under injunc
tions of secrecy by confidential few
among the latter being Henry W. Grad.
of the Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
A DISPATCH from Summerville, 8. G.
at six o'clock on the evening of the 18th
which was the worst that has occurred i
two months. 1t caused some excitement
because it was thought to be sever
enough to do the town some damage.
INSTRUCTIONS have been issued to tn
superintendents Of the life saving dis
tricts, embracing the lakes, to man thei
stations and put them in operation at tn
opening of navigation. Stations in tn
lower districts Will begin operation
April and the others between that dat
and the 10Th proximo.
The First Comptroller of the Treasur,
has decided that no portion Of the interes
Of the fund of s25O,000 appropriated b
Congress for the education Of the bin
can be used in the purchase of embosse
books and tangible apparatus for the ed
ucation Of the blind, made elsewhere thai
at the American Institute for the Blind Il
Louisville, KY.